[Comprehensive] leaning on flowers and bamboo

A murder case suddenly occurred in a small town that does not close its doors on weekdays and nights. Even Mr. Gongsun, who has always been knowledgeable, did not guess who the murderer was, and the arrester had no clue. The peaceful town exploded.

Huamanlou is not very familiar with the unfamiliar environment, but fortunately, he has a good memory and can roughly remember the layout of the room, which is very simple for him.

I don't know whether it was Gongsun Ce's deliberate arrangement or the room is so simple.

Putting on clothes that were a little too small for me, Hua Manlou came out of the room, just about to ask the person who was fetching water, why didn't he hear the noise of the students in front of him before class, the person by the well He has already spoken.

"There are no classes for the past few days. Parents are worried, and I am also worried." After finishing speaking, Gongsun Ce put down his sleeves, "There is a well here. I will take you there. There is a basin next to it. I told Zhan Zhao If you can’t find it the second time, you can just shout, it’s no big deal.”

"Thank you."

Gongsun Ce looked at Huamanlou, as if there was a trace of doubt in Xingchen's eyes - how could he put on the clothes well and have the buttons right when he was blind, what a strange person.

"You must be wondering why I can take care of myself?"

"You speak more directly than me. No, you speak more directly than Bao Heitan. He has already offended you a lot because of his words. Don't cause trouble here." Gongsun Ce stretched out his hand and pulled Huamanlou directly, leading him Going to the well, while yawning, he had to pay attention to Hua Manlou's appearance while walking, and came to the same conclusion as before - he really didn't look like a blind man.

Hearing this, Hua Manlou laughed, "What you are talking about is bluntly speaking to some people who shouldn't be blunt. Of course it will offend people. Different people, if you speak in a different way, you won't offend people."

"Did you remember?"

"From the door to here, a total of seventeen steps."

"Well, if you're okay, I'll warm up the steamed buns that Mrs. Wang sent over first."

"Thank you."

Gongsun Ceyou yawned, stretched his waist, and shook his arms, "You are so accurate on the stool, have you never sat empty before?"

Hua Manlou wrung out the handkerchief and wiped his face, "Hua was not born blind, so naturally she has time to sit."

Gongsun Ce, who asked the question, rolled his eyes in embarrassment, and walked into the kitchen with the corners of his mouth pursed—this Huamanlou is really a weird person, and he always gives people the feeling that even if he punches him, it will hit the cotton.

While steaming the steamed buns, Gongsun Ce thought of the news that Zhan Zhao brought back yesterday.

Niu Da's death, I'm afraid he died unjustly.

If that's the case, an innocent life is the most speechless reason for murder.

His waist tightened, and the familiar head rubbed against his arm. The things Gongsun Ce was thinking about just now escaped from his head, and helplessly reached out to pat Zhan Zhao's head protruding from his arm, "Zhan Zhao, wherever there is food I can't hide it from you, you only went out after eating in the morning, and it's only half an hour now."

"Hey, Brother Gongsun, I'm growing up. It's normal to eat more."

"Yes, it's normal."

Even Gongsun Ce himself forgot why Zhan Zhao was by his side, probably because he couldn't find Bao Zheng, so he could only pester him.

Zhan Zhao was sitting at the door of the kitchen with a steamed bun, staring at Huamanlou there. Gongsun Ce stood beside him with arms folded, looked at Zhan Zhao, raised his eyebrows and shouted, "Huamanlou, the steamed bun is ready!" .”

"Well, brother Zhan is back too? Go out to exercise early in the morning. He is young and will become a great talent in the future." Hua Manlou wiped off the water on his hands, stood up and walked to the kitchen.

Gongsun Ce and Zhan Zhao looked at each other. Zhan Zhao didn't even realize that the steamed bun fell from his mouth to the ground. He stared wide-eyed at Hua Manlou walking in between him and Gongsun Ce, and then dragged Gongsun Ce to Gongsun Ce's room. Inside, the door closed with a bang, "Brother Gongsun, Brother Gongsun, do you think that Huamanlou is a monster!!!"

"monster?"

"It's like in the academy before ... Hundred Ghost Bamboo Forest, Ah, ah, it must be!"

He covered Zhan Zhao's mouth, "Keep your voice down! Even if it's really a ghost, you'd be scared to death again!" Seeing Zhan Zhao shaking his head, Gongsun Ce let go and glared at him angrily, "Shout loudly! He heard it all."

"No, no, Brother Gongsun, I came in just now, I'm sure I didn't bump into anything, and I deliberately avoided that Huamanlou, if he wasn't a ghost or pretended to be blind, he wouldn't have known I was back! "

"Can't it be better than your martial arts?"

"Ah? This, this, I really want to forget that there is such a possibility." Zhan Zhao chuckled, and Gongsun Ce shook his head and sat on the stool, hating iron for being weak.

"With such a high skill, will he be chased and killed? Well, Brother Gongsun, I think there must be fraud in it!"

Hearing this, Gongsun Ce couldn't help laughing, "Hey, if you're good at reasoning, you'll be able to catch up with me and you, Big Brother Bao, in a while."

"That's for sure, hey, no, no, how can I compare with you, it's far worse."

"What is the origin of Huamanlou, have you found out?"

"There is no such person at all, it seems to have appeared out of nowhere."

"Well... that's weird, no, I'll send a letter to my father and ask him to look up the merchant named Hua in the south of the Yangtze River."

"it is good!"

Huamanlou outside was eating steamed buns, with his back straight, as if enjoying delicacies from mountains and seas in a restaurant. Gongsun Ce appeared with a new set of clothes, put them on the stool beside Huamanlou, and looked at them when he straightened up. Glance at the person in front of you.Gentle and peaceful, with gentle brows and eyes, this is the first time Gongsun Ce has seen him.

Sitting down and picking up a steamed bun, Gongsun Ce said: "You are taller than me and have a stronger stature. My clothes are too small for you. They are too big and should fit you well."

"Thank you, Brother Gongsun."

Gongsun Ce pouted, but did not answer.

The fine weather suddenly turned cloudy in the afternoon, and then it began to rain lightly. The pattering rain wet the clothes of passers-by on the road. Gongsun Ce changed his clothes and came out of the room. He saw Hua Manlou standing there, holding two Putting on the umbrella, he opened his eyes wide in surprise and looked at Hua Manlou, "Are you going out?"

"Don't you happen to be going out too?"

"Huh? Well, go out and ask the Yamen to check the corpse again, and go to Niu Da's house to have a look." Gongsun Ce took the umbrella that Hua Manlou handed over, and when he opened it, he had already stepped into the courtyard, "Where are you?" The umbrella you found?"

"Zhan Zhao gave it to me."

"That kid ran away early again."

"Zhan Zhao is very cute, but the child is inevitably a little restless."

Hua Manlou held up an umbrella to keep up with Gongsun Ce's pace, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly wider when Gongsun Ce slowed down intentionally or unintentionally.

Gongsun Ce shrugged irresolutely, "It's not just that he's restless."

"But isn't Brother Gongsun very kind to Zhan Zhao? It can be seen that you have a good relationship." Hua Manlou said as he stepped across the threshold, "Many people will envy your relationship."

"He's just a tough kid."

This group of people has always been like this, especially Gongsun Ce, it is not easy to dig out some truth from him.

Hearing that Huamanlou was silent, she just nodded.

The two walked towards the yamen side by side under umbrellas, and people who hurried past along the way were surprised—when did Gongsun Ce have such a handsome friend?

"arrive."

"kindness."

The yamen servant at the gate saw Gongsun Ce and Hua Manlou coming, and he clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Gongsun is here? The arresting head is waiting for you, saying that yesterday's autopsy found something."

"Really? Take me there, and my...friend, please take care of it." Putting the umbrella aside, Gongsun Ce hurried to the back hall when he heard that he had made a new discovery.

The yamen servant looked at Hua Manlou in embarrassment and said, "My lord, do you want to go and have a look?"

"Since he has something to do, I'll just sit here and wait, so I won't disturb him."

"Don't blame Mr. Gongsun. Mr. Gongsun is like this. He can't remember anything when he encounters a case. He just falls into the case. He didn't ignore you on purpose."

The yamen servant was worried that Huamanlou would be dissatisfied with Gongsun Ce's actions, so he kindly explained.

Hua Manlou nodded and smiled, and put the umbrella up, "Don't worry, I know."

"Young master is really good-tempered. The accent is not from here. I don't know where is the family?"

"I was born in Jiangnan, and I have always lived in Jiangnan."

"It turns out that this is the case. It can be seen that the young master must be a learned person, and those who can be friends with Mr. Gongsun must not be ordinary people." The yamen servant said with a smile, and immediately returned to his position when he heard footsteps from a distance , no longer speak.

Hua Manlou, who heard the footsteps earlier than the yamen servant, moved his ears slightly, relying on the footsteps he heard to distinguish the opponent's kung fu—it seemed that he was a master.

Hearing that person came to the front not far away, Hua Manlou didn't speak, the person spoke first: "Where's your lord?"

"Where did you come from, to ask such a question, my lord is not here, you leave quickly, the land of the yamen does not allow you to play wild here." The yamen servant was very dissatisfied with this man's tone, and directly opened his mouth to push him away.

Hua Manlou frowned slightly, and stood in front of the yamen servant before the man made a move, cupped his hands and said, "I don't know who you are looking for here? If it's someone in charge of the yamen, I'm afraid I'll have to wait a little longer, they are dealing with official business in the back hall. "

"who are you?"

"I am Gongsun Ce's friend."

"Gongsun Ce?" The man repeated and said, "Do you know Gongsun Ce?"

These words made Hua Manlou instantly understand that this person was not looking for the county magistrate, but Gongsun Ce.

Gongsun Ce is in this remote town, how can someone come to him?The identity of the visitor is very deliberate, I don't know if it is the enemy or...

Just as they were talking, Gongsun Ce and Sun Yun came out from the inside talking.

"Mr. Gongsun, there is a person here looking for you!"

"Ah? Who is looking for me?" Gongsun Ce and Sun Yun nodded and put their hands on Zhan Zhao's shoulders. They walked this way, looking at the person in front of them inexplicably, "Do you know Zhan Zhao?"

"do not know."

"I don't know either."

"Gongsun Gongzi, my master invites you to the capital."

Gongsun Ce was talking and joking with Zhan Zhao, his expression changed instantly when he heard the words, he and Zhan Zhao exchanged glances, both of them looked at that person at the same time, "Your master invited me alone?"

"Xiaoxia Zhanzhao will come to Beijing together. It would be the best if he can bring Mr. Bao with him. I already know Mr. Bao's whereabouts, but it's a pity that Mr. Bao can't be invited." The man cupped his hands and said.

"Give me the whereabouts of Bao Heitan, Zhan Zhao and I will go ask him, don't worry."

"Yes."

Gongsun Ce patted Zhan Zhao's shoulder, "Zhan Zhao, you will be the main event at that time, that bag of black charcoal has been hiding for so long, tsk tsk, now even the master has come to invite him, it seems that there must be something happening in the capital. If something happens, we have to go to Beijing."

Hua Manlou on the side had already let go of his vigilance when Gongsun Ce's tone changed, and stood aside, listening to their conversation, he was a little more at a loss for his current situation - until now, he still doesn't know why. Here, if you can't find out the reason, you can't go back to Baihualou.

But since he came here to appear beside Gongsun Ce, then follow Gongsun Ce, maybe there will be clues.

When he came out of the yamen, the rain had stopped. Gongsun Ce held an umbrella and put his arm around Zhan Zhao's shoulder, "Let's go to Brother Niu's house to have a look."

"Well, Brother Gongsun, why do you say that people's hearts are so bad, and you will kill a person just because of that!" Zhan Zhao asked indignantly but puzzled.

Gongsun Ce patted him on the head, "This is the difference between a good guy and a bad guy."

"Good and evil are just a single thought, and it is very possible that when an evil thought pops up, you will do evil, and it will be too late to regret it." Hua Manlou answered.

Hearing this, Gongsun Ce's eyes lit up, and he agreed with Hua Manlou's words, "You are a child, just eat and sleep well, don't think about these things, think about it when you grow up."

"Hey Brother Gongsun, we haven't seen Brother Bao for a long time."

"Indeed...it's been a long time."

When we came to the gate of the Niu family, the vegetable garden surrounded by the fence had not been cleaned for several days, and there was a white cloth hanging in front of the hall, and there were crying sounds from inside. Gongsun Ce stood at the door and thought for a while before pushing the door and going in.

"Sister-in-law Niu, Aunt Niu, have Brother Niu's funeral affairs been taken care of? Do you need help?"

"Mr. Gongsun, Mr. Gongsun, you must catch the real culprit!!"

"The murderer, Catcher Sun has gone to arrest him."

"Who is it? Who is trying to kill our family! My family, Niu Da, has always been a good person, so why did he attract people's grudges and was killed!" Mrs. Niu cried so loudly that Gongsun Ce couldn't bear it, helped him up, and comforted him: "After the murderer is caught, he will be interrogated in the Yamen tomorrow."

During the interrogation at the Yamen on the second day, Gongsun Ce looked at the prisoner kneeling in the hall, and the surrounding people couldn't believe it.

Looking at the county magistrate, Gongsun Ce said, "Zhang Kui, can you plead guilty?"

"Xiaomin doesn't know what Mr. Gongsun is talking about."

"You killed Niu Da, will you recruit or not?"

"I didn't kill anyone. When did I kill someone? Mr. Gongsun, don't use your own intelligence to wrong others!"

Hearing this, Gongsun Ce continued: "You remember the last time Niu Da sold sesame seed cakes and refused to give you one more. You bought ten and wanted one more, but Niu Da refused to give it, so you had a quarrel with him. Right? The neighbors in the town have seen it."

"So what if I had a quarrel with him? Anyone who quarrels will quarrel, why should I say that I killed someone!"

"It's as simple as you and Niu Da having a quarrel! You also coveted Mrs. Niu. Two days before the incident, you molested Mrs. Niu by the river. Niu Da bumped into her and beat you up. You held a grudge. Before the biscuit incident, I had always hated Niu Da. Before the incident, Niu Da went out drinking and didn’t come home until late at night. He happened to bump into you, and you killed him heartlessly while Niu Da was drunk. When the freshman died, you were afraid of being discovered, so you dragged the cow to the river, threw it into the river, and hurried back home by yourself, but you forgot one thing, the cow died and threw it into the river. Fall into the water and drown!"

"No, no, I'm not a murderer, I didn't kill anyone!"

"Zhan Zhao, bring the shoes up!"

"Yes, Big Brother Gongsun."

"This is your shoe. There is mud on the sole, the same as the sand on Niu Da's body when he brought his body back home that day. What do you have to argue with?" , then stepped back and stood aside.

The county magistrate and Sun Yun nodded appreciatively to Gongsun Ce, the gavel slapped, Zhang Kui confessed and bowed his head to plead guilty.

After leaving the Yamen, Gongsun Ce put his arms around Zhan Zhao's shoulders, "We should go find you, Brother Bao."

"Oye, you can go to Brother Bao!"

Gongsun Ce raised his hand and clapped, "You boy, is it boring to be with me?"

"No, no, it's just that the three of us are more fun together."

Hua Manlou followed them and said, "Brother Gongsun is leaving here?"

"Go back to Luzhou."

"Would you mind taking me on the road together?" Hua Manlou said with a smile, even if it was a bit of a plea, it was not inferior.

Gongsun Ce was taken aback, and after looking at Zhan Zhao, he smiled and said, "One more person, one more friend."